An exhibition of works by the famous Abkhaz artist and sculptor, chairman of the Union of Artists of Abkhazia Vitaly Dzheniya opened in Sukhum.
Sculptures made of wood, gypsum and bronze, as well as paintings by Vitaly Dzheniya, were presented in the Central Exhibition Hall in Sukhum on Friday 17 May. The exhibition opened is timed to the anniversary of the famous Abkhaz painter and sculptor, who turns 70 this years.
The event became doubly significant for Dzheniya, who also received the title of People’s Artist of the Republic of Abkhazia on these days. At the opening of the exhibition on behalf of Raul Khadzhimba, the Presidential Adviser Vladimir Zantaria congratulated him and wished the master “long creative years”.
Vitaly Dzheniya painted since childhood, but at first did not think seriously about the profession of the artist, and especially the sculptor.
“My parents wanted me to be a doctor. I was going to enroll in a medical college, but circumstances changed, and I was drafted into the army. In one of the night duty, I sketched a picture of a sleeping commander. He saw [the work] and began to insist that I needed to become an artist - he liked the sketch so much. By that time, I myself understood that I wanted to paint,” the artist shared, telling that immediately after finishing his military service, he entered an art school at the faculty of sculpture.
Today, Vitaly Dzheniya is one of the most famous artists in Abkhazia and beyond, working with equal success in both monumental and easel (a work of monumental art in miniature - ed.) sculpture, as well as in small plastic. In March 2012, he was awarded a gold medal for serving the arts established by the International Academy of Culture and Art of Russia. Personal exhibitions of his works are always a bright cultural event that attracts the attention of the audience.
“I have been waiting for this exhibition for a long time, because the works of Vitaly Dzheniya always penetrate the very heart. I thank him for his creativity,” one of the visitors to the exhibition, Indira Darcham, shared her impressions.
The exhibition of Vitaly Dzheniya will last until the end of May, anyone can visit it for free.
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